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No nesting period?

i have heard from several older relatives that in the last month of pregnancy a woman has all this magical energy to get things done. i'm in my last month and i have the urge to get things done, i just can't muster the energy to do it and i'm kind of scared this baby is going to come and i'm not going to have anything done.
i know most of you will just say i'm being lazy and i have to get up and do it but i literally don't have the energy to get up.

I went crazy with nesting. But I don't think you're just lazy or anything like that, I know some women don't ever go into nesting, and sometimes pregnancy causes horrible fatigue. I also know women that want to fix things up after they have their baby. Every pregnancy is different, no need to stress. :)

Don't worry about it so much. Some people end up delivering so early that they don't even get the chance to nest. That was my experience. In fact I was induced the day of my baby shower so I had my sister bring all these gifts to my apartment and do a little cleaning and that was that. With the gifts there it cluttered the place anyhow.

with my first i never got it. i just couldnt get the energy. i was working full time up to the day i went into labor so that didnt helpwith my fatigue. there were plenty of times i fell alseep at work and had to pull over on the road before i fell asleep. my dh had to drive me to work after i finally told him about it and almost had an acciedent. so dont worry about it. if you have a SO or anybody that can help ask them for it.

i never heard of such a term "nesting" until i came on here. and i think it sounds kinda dumb. what, are we birds? i think i was so excited for my baby to come i had his clothes washed and put away the minute i brought them home. I had my bag packed for the hospital when i was like 7 months. i was ready to go! I think everyone does things differently..don't compare your "nest" to others. lol

I am pretty sure I didnt nest with most of my kids and I had 5. I was so tired and couldnt do much else but sleep. In some ways I think that was my way of nesting lol. All my kids were freaking nocturnal my body was telling me to sleep all day and get used to it LOL!